Memory experts recognize diagrams as superior to lists in committing information to memory

Memory experts recognize diagrams as superior to lists in committing information to memory. The Bowen’s Reaction Series diagram contains nine minerals pictorially arranged to form a Y. This Y arrangement can be used as a memory device to correlate and draw inferences for a significant amount of geologic information. Memorize the Y memory device before establishing it’s relation to the Bowen’s Reaction Series. Information correlated with the Y diagram can be presented in the sequence in which introductory geology is presented.

List	Pictorial Diagram
Olivine Augite Hornblende Biotite Anorthite Albite Orthoclase Muscovite Quartz